There’s a richness that can be found only in complexity. Like the complex flavors underneath the cracked crust of a crème brulée or the subtle layers of a Mozart symphony. And yet, there’s a simplicity to these things at the same time, an emotional connection that lends immediacy.

Yancy is an artist as richly complex and immediately simple as a mountain sunrise. As a singer, Yancy has matured ove...r her ten-year career to become a seasoned veteran both prominent on the live stage or tucked away behind the studio microphone. Her soaring, confident vocals are unique to herself, but a close listen will uncover traces of Sheryl Crow, Amy Grant, and Martina McBride lurking in the corners.

As a performer, Yancy has shared the stage with some of the music industry’s brightest stars, a list that includes Nichole Nordeman, MuteMath, Newsboys, 4Him, Sonic Flood, and many others. She’s also earned a veritable mountain of awards, like The Gospel Music Association’s Spotlight Competition champion, as well as placement in the Top 25 Independent Christian Artists and the title of “Best Mystery Artist” in a recent fan vote on WordRecords.com.

While performing is what propelled Yancy to the stage, her innate knack for songwriting keeps her there. After writing her first song as a teenager, Yancy has honed her skill like a master craftsman, melding both the lyrical and musical worlds into a singular whole like only she can. Her collaborative work has also caused ears to perk up in notice—she worked on the #1 hit song “I Don’t Want to Go,” featured on Avalon’s Grammy-nominated album Oxygen, as well as penning the song “Something Beautiful” for Jaci Velasquez’s Beauty Has Grace.

There’s yet a third layer to Yancy’s composition as an artist, the engine that drives her writing and performing career: leading worship. Yancy spent five years at Church on the Move in Tulsa, Oklahoma as a congregational worship leader, overseeing worship in a variety of areas and for a multitude of age groups. From elementary ministry to youth to young adults to the main worship staff, Yancy has the distinctive skill to lead all ages in worship, which led to her most recent album, a worship album for preteens called Rock-N-Happy Heart that also features a companion DVD.

Yancy’s worship pursuits are not limited to the stage, however—she’s also written two devotionals specifically for worship leaders and band members, The Worship Pulse and Worship in Black and White. Both of these books are meant to bring worship teams together as they study what it means to worship God, and how they can flow in that as a single unit instead of individual players.

With her vast experience both inside and out of the worship arena, Yancy has a matchless perspective on the musical and spiritual processes of worship. This viewpoint allows her to offer worship team training and mentoring both to individual leaders and to entire worship teams. Yancy lends her experience and keen musical ear to help worship teams reach their specific congregations with ever-deepening encounters with God..........

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Bubbling with groove and overflowing with beautifully crafted lyrics and tongue & cheek moments, Rachel Chan delivers a record for summer days of reflection on God and life through the innocence of a teenager. The sixteen-year-old daughter of author, speaker Francis Chan, Rachel demonstrates her own depth and maturity through her writings such as “As Close” and “You Must Love Me”… and her playful, yet honest, tune “Prove It” with a guest “rap” from her own Dad, Francis Chan. With ten new songs fit for radio Disney, will have young people falling in love with their Savior and finding where they stand on many issues such as dating and self image..............

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Well a movement of friends is a hard thing to package. When something happens locally that is real and sincere, it probably doesn't need too much hype. Rend Collective Experiment (or Rend Collective as we are mostly known) started in 2004 as a group of confused 20 somethings started trying to figure out life, God and community. Then in 2007 it grew into a collective of musicians and artists trying... to share with the world what they were learning. All our music is grown out of an organic environment and we hope you can appreciate our bond through our music. We try to make journey music that talks from the heart and trys to follow God's heart yet its music for all not just the religious! A huge part of our ethos is about generating money that can help those who are less fortunate than ourselves. Not making them charity cases but standing with the poor and oppressed in solidarity as one family. Also about reminding the church we are called to be "One" a "Collective" even a "Family" thats how we function as a band and thats our heart as we are at home or travelling. At home in Ireland and around the world we have about 15 members of our collective but as a touring band about 6.............

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The band began when David Crowder, from Texarkana, Texas, realized that almost half of the students at Baylor University were not attending church. Finding this very surprising, since it is a Christian university, he and Chris Seay started University Baptist Church (Waco, Texas) in 1995 while he was still a student. Crowder led worship there and continued to do so throughout the year. The church's congregation grew, as did the band's lineup.

Crowder began writing songs to incorporate into the worship times at the church and eventually the church released an independent CD, Pour Over Me, followed by All I Can Say in 1999. These CDs brought the band to a wider audience and invitations to festivals and events followed. The band was signed to sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records and has released six more albums to date (see discography). The band tours the United States continuously, but make it back to their home church in Waco, Texas relatively often. It has been said[by whom?] that Kyle Lake, University Baptist Church's former pastor and also longtime friend of the band, had a strong influence on the band's music in terms of content and inspiration both during his life and after his death.

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Jon Bauer is a husband, father, worship artist, songwriter, teacher, and follower of Jesus Christ.

The heart and message of Jon Bauer, Canada’s Gospel Music Association’s Male Vocalist of the Year has found favor with a wide audience; that worship is more than music…it’s a lifestyle. From services and concerts, to seminars and schools Jon permeates borders between the church and classroom. Touring as a full-time Worship Artist, Jon has the unique gift to inspire, train and equip both in the church and school setting. Whether singing to thousands or sharing in an intimate seminar setting, Jon’s authentic nature draws people in to worship God.

With five popular worship CD’s that have garnered numerous nominations and awards from Worship Album of the Year to Artist of the Year, Jon’s passion is to help all generations know God and make Him known............

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Six years after her previous release, Amanda Stott is emerging with a new album and a fresh focus with "Place to Start Again." Growing up on her family’s farm in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, Amanda was constantly surrounded by the sounds of music. She grew up singing in her local church, and is excited to have her new project “Place to Start Again” reflect the faith that has inspired her since she was a young child. “My faith is the reason I sing and it’s exciting that God has opened the doors for me to write and perform music that conveys my heart.” After a successful country self-titled debut release in 2000 on Warner Music Canada, followed by her sophomore pop release “Chasing the Sky” in 2005 on EMI Music Canada, Amanda has taken creative control with this new project and is releasing it independently.

The journey for this album began when Amanda stepped out in faith and moved to Nashville, TN, where she had the opportunity to work with many talented and gifted songwriters within the music industry. She has co-written all 8 songs on this latest release, working with fellow songwriters, Brian Hitt, Phillip LaRue, Dustin Burnett, Shelly Johnson and LA based songwriters Billy Pace and Lindy Robbins. "I have been so blessed to be able to learn from and work with such gifted people."

Amanda has drawn inspiration for her songs from her own life experiences. From the loneliness of moving 27 hours from family and friends, to experiencing God's faithfulness after losing most of her belongings in an apartment fire, to knowing and discovering God’s unconditional peace and rest. The groundwork for “Place to Start Again” was Amanda’s voice, piano and strings. “I have always loved the powerful combination of piano and strings and really wanted that to be the musical foundation for this album”.

Amanda worked with Nashville based producer, Brian Hitt (High Flight Society, David Doss Band, Dub Pierce). “I really felt like Brian embraced this album and captured the vision I had for it like it was his own…we had an incredible time recording this project.” Along with touring Canada extensively in the last 10 years, Amanda has also had the opportunity of lending her voice to 3 oversees tours performing for Canadian Troops. “I count it an amazing privilege to entertain the people who are fighting and sacrificing daily for our freedom."

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*muzeONE of Scribbling Idiots. Delivering real life Hip-Hop since 1992.*

This San Diego native emcee has been perfecting the art of lyricism for over 17 years. For muzeONE, it was his father's love for funk, soul and r&b that sparked a connection to the early '90s, sample-laden style of Hip Hop. This attachment translated in to a love for the art of rhyme and a desire to participate in all aspect...s of Hip-Hop culture.
After a turbulent adolescence, muzeONE found a greater purpose for his music, inspired by the truth of the Bible. His new found faith created a shift in the message behind his lyrics, from self-praising rhetoric to words of hope, love, intelligence and beauty.
Since then, muzeONE has released several musical projects, such as the 2005 release "TruthBeautyGoodness" (as 1/2 of the group Redeemed Thought), The Proposal EP, and his latest release, "The Backburner EP", available now on iTunes. He has gain notoriety across the country as a skilled emcee, performer, public speaker and producer (releasing "The instruMENTAL Mixtape" vols. 1 & 2, a beat collection, also available on iTunes).
Now residing back in the WEST COAST (San Diego), after an 8 year stay in Philadelphia, PA, muzeONE lives with his wife and daughter, who have become a new source of creative inspiration for his music. He is currently working on his first full-length solo album entitled, "The Cold War", to be released on Illect Recordings early 2011. With his recent induction into the super-crew of talented emcees known as Scribbling Idiots, muzeONE is set to continue delivering his music and message to the world, with hopes of leaving a legacy of art that will be appreciated forever.......

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“All the words, they are my fingers on a face, Oh, the words, looking for patterns in the shapes
You’re so good to be a witness to my sounds, Trying to frame the clouds…”

... Hello, friends, listeners, passers-by…THANKS for taking the time to stop by. Whether you’re here because of one particular song or because someone sent you, or because you are a long-time listener, thank you. Without you, the songs would be like trees falling in an empty wood…it happened, but no one was there to say so.

For me, music was the first thing in life I just felt great doing. Later, when I discovered songwriting in high school, it was—admittedly--about self-expression. Cheap therapy. Now, it's many things. Fun. Expression…yes, there is me in there. But more to the point—I hope—my heart is in the attempt to articulate the elusive things of life. Common things. Extraordinary experiences. What we can touch and what we can only wonder about. Questions. I have so many questions.

I have wondered at times what room there is for me in the village of musicians…surely, everything that needs to be said has already been written and sung. Surely, others with greater technical skills are out there doing it. But the past few years have taught me that all of that really doesn’t matter, because we all really need each other to continue telling the stories and speaking truth from our unique vantage points.

There is only one me.
And only one you.

And you and I need each other to write and sing and paint and speak and build and…
So I am so happy you’re here, and do hope you’ll come often and stay awhile...

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Christa wrote her first full-length song at the age of 15, but showed her interest in music when she was about one year old when she hummed the alphabet song in pretty good tune. Which pleased her mother very much. A few years ago she came across her very first recording: a cassette tape with her seven-year-old voice creating melody lines for nursery rhymes she’d found on the pages of a Mother Goose book. Like the GarageBand recordings she puts together today, they were simply produced but conveyed the essence of an artistic spirit, expressing life in lyrics and melody.

Few things are more satisfying to Christa than sifting words into phrases and pairing them with music so that ideas and emotions become common places among listeners. After years of playing piano and singing in church and school music programs, she finally attempted to write her own music and was thrilled to discover a creative outlet that was truly compelling for her. Her method was untrained and totally her own when she arrived at Anderson University, Indiana, in the fall of 1991, where she took English literature and music classes, including Gloria Gaither’s songwriting course, which contributed to a more solid understanding of the writing process.

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Petra is a music group regarded as a pioneer of the Christian rock and contemporary Christian music genres. Formed in 1972, the band took its name from the Greek word for "rock". Though formally disbanding in 2006, incarnations of Petra have played reunion shows in the years since and released an album in November 2010.

With a style initially similar to The Eagles and Lynyrd Skynyrd, Petra's sound evolved into a more energetic, driving rock sound in the early 1980s akin to Foreigner, Styx and Journey. Throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s, Petra was undoubtedly the world's most popular Christian rock band, with each of its albums during that period selling hundreds of thousands of copies while the band sold out arenas and regularly placed songs at the top of Christian radio charts. With its lyrics, music and style, Petra influenced numerous other artists at a time when Christian rock experienced strong opposition from many conservative pastors and churches.

In more than three decades, the band experienced numerous lineup changes yet released 20 studio albums, as well as three Spanish-language and two live albums, selling nearly 10 million copies while being nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, winning four, and winning 10 Dove Awards. Its biggest hit, "The Coloring Song", reached the top position on three Christian radio charts simultaneously, and at its peak, the band's tours rivaled Amy Grant's in popularity among Christian audiences. Petra was the first rock band inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame and the first Christian band whose memorabilia was included in the Hard Rock Cafe restaurant chain.

The band announced its retirement in 2005, launching a farewell tour that was recorded for release on CD and DVD. Petra's 33-year career ended with a performance in the early hours of January 1, 2006. Band members subsequently reunited for concerts in 2007 and 2010. In November 2010, a resurrected form of the band's mid-1980s lineup, using the name Classic Petra, released a CD titled Back to the Rock featuring new material and re-recordings of hits from that era. The band released a companion live CD and DVD in 2011.........

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The Exodus Movement is an authentic, holy hip-hop group that is determined to make a positive impact for the kingdom of God. Hailing from the streets of Oklahoma City, this group is leading people out of bondage and into the freedom of God’s Word through Holy Hip Hop.

Throughout their ten years of ministry, Exodus Movement has released five albums: Let My People Go, 2002; Street Testaments: Compil...ation Album, 2004; Broken Tablets, 2005; Vocab: The Final Chapter, 2006; and Broken Tablets: The Rebirth, 2009. Songs such as “Boyz in Da Hood,” “Everybody Needs Jesus,” and “All My Life,” have generated buzz and acclaim all over the world. “All My Life,” which encourages listeners to move past negative labels spoken over them and move into God’s purpose, is currently in rotation on the Gospel Music Channel along with “Front Line” and “Hip Hop.” A highly anticipated 6th album; “reDEFINITION” will be released March 1st, 2011.

A divine connection brought the group members together in 2000. They met at an after party after a Gospel Gangstaz concert. Lapo and HD were speaking to Vocab & Apocalyptic in a parking lot and mentioned that they rapped together. Vocab’s response was, “we rap too.” After exchanging information in the parking lot, a few weeks later Exodus was born. Kadence came on board later after being asked to be the group’s producer.

Exodus soon began rapping about their real life experiences, such as growing up on the streets, living in fatherless homes, conquering materialism, and winning souls. The group has performed before thousands at venues such as the Holy Hip Hop Awards, The Oklahoma City Arts Festival, People’s Church, Oklahoma City, OK; fastest-growing church in 2010, Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois; 3rd largest church in America, Life Church, NW OKC, OK and The Dream Center in Peoria, Illinois. Exodus has collaborated with gospel artists such as Cam, Sean Johnson, Lil Raskull aka RAS, and Dre Murray. They have shared the same stage with artists: Lecrae, KJ-52, Deepspace5, GRITS, Out of Eden, Holy South, Cam, R&B Singer Houston, Jabee, LA Symphony, NuWine, Lil Raskull, 4th Soil, Secta 7, Stikk, John Reuben, Pettidee, Polo, and Nitro. Artists that have influenced the musical sound of Exodus Movement include, Prime Minister, D.C.P., NuWine, Lil Raskull aka RAS, L.G. Wise, Antonious, and many more artists.

The group suffered a crushing blow when beloved member, Vocab, passed away from cancer in 2006. Vocab’s death caused the group to take a year hiatus, which drew the group closer together. The group changed its name to Exodus Movement after receiving inspiring words about the group’s potential from Vocab before he passed away.

The talent and hard work of Exodus Movement has not gone unrecognized. One of the group members, Kadence, was nominated for a Dove Award for producing a beat on the song, “Go Hard” by Lecrae in 2009. Exodus Movement was nominated for the 2010 En Sound Music Award, which is presented by DaSouth.com.

Neo-Soul Gospel Artist, Sean C. Johnson, summed up Exodus Movement’s purpose best when he said, “Exodus is a group that, true to its name, is leading a departure from the normal approach to ministry. Without compromise, they take God’s word and make it applicable to a generation that’s in dire need of saving."

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